New Tonghui Hotel Chengdu

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On my return to work, Mr Yang kindly invited me to a lunch with the government education ministers from Longxing kindergarden and secondary school. Both these guys had very heavy sichuanese accents so their mandarin was difficult to understand but having said that they managed to understand what I was trying to say and where really curious about my background and asked if I was interested in helping the English ...

... to China, joined me for a foray into the legendary Sichuan cuisine down the road at Wang Guanguan restaurant, where we took turns choking on chilli and fishbones.

For more timid palates, two Chengdu household names are Zong Shuijiao and Long Chaoshou, where you can stuff yourself on a dumpling-heavy selection of local treats for the equivalent of five Aussie dollars. Hotpot is a little pricier, but its worth trying ...

... 8221; on your mobile phone with full volume in a crowded train?

What is actually in your mind when you play “music” on your mobile phone with full volume in a crowded train at 6AM while you clearly see that at least the two foreigners opposite you are in a deep sleep?

Do you understand what is the “No spitting” sign with a picture for?

How was someone able block as simple ...

... It was a really comfortable temperature outside after dinner, so I sat out on the deck (wearing lots of mosquito repellent, haha) and studied. Well, mostly studied. There were twenty or so bats swooping around between the buildings, so I ended up spending a lot of my time watching them. They are pretty cute ones, only about the size of my hand. I hope they keep coming back, they’re fun to watch and I think they’re eating the mosquitoes, so yay.

... volk, ze zijn blijkbaar op de hoogte van hun eigen hygiene? Dan nog een laatste opmerkelijkheid. Niet onbelangrijk; we hebben de sandwiches ontdekt. Chinees brood is lekker zoet. (enige zoetigheid die hier te krijgen is). Volgens mij is er in dit land IEMAND die heeft bepaald hoe sandwiches eruit moeten zien. Waar je ze ook besteld, ze zien er overal hetzelfde uit. Geen enkele creativiteit. Wel fijn, onze enige zekerheid hier: de sandwiches.

Chinese think of Chengdu as a "normal" city. Normal sized cities in the US aren't 11 million strong. SD alone is 3 million and that's a stretch. The city is off the international radar and still huge. It's nonchalantly seen as an average sized city. China's population is pegged at $1.3B and that's with a governmental limit of 1 child per family or fines of 7 times your annual income. A child normally costs 7 times your income already so adding another 7 is a ...

... conditions then. However, some members of the Tibetan ruling class were hostile to reform and wanted to preserve the serfdom forever so as to maintain their own vested interests. They deliberately violated and sabotaged the 17-Article Agreement and intensified their efforts to split the motherland. Between March and April 1952, Sicab Lukangwa and Losang Zhaxi of the Tibetan local government gave secret support to the illicit organization "the people's conference" to oppose the 17 ...

May 6th It's been frustrating, but then again I guess I didn't expect buying a motorcycle in China to be easy. I started looking about a week and a half ago. I found the perfect bike, a Yamaha 125cc cruiser fitted for touring. The problem was getting the money. It took a week to get the money in my account, but by the time I had the money, it was a national holiday. So I waited and woke up on Monday determined to buy a bike. I went to the ...

... yhdestakaan ei tietenkaan myyty lippuja Kunmingiin.. Lopulta onnistuimme kiertamaan paarautatieasemalla vallitsevan n. 5000 hengen jonon (jaettu kolmeen odotushalliin joissa kahdessa arviolta tuhat henkea ja yhdessa kolmisen tuhatta) ystavallisen poliisisedan avustuksella (lankkareilla on tiettyja etuoikeuksia..). Paastyamme melkein lippuluukulle tunnistin tutun TSA-TSA-TSA aanen. Kiinassa kaytetaan massanhallintaan sahkopamppuja!! Joku ...

... There were so many handicrafts there. It was absolutely amazing. I picked up some souveneirs/gifts, but I won't tell you what those are since you will see when I get back. Well, now I have to get going to go have brunch. Oh, if you want to send me a letter/postcard/etc. my address is: Kimberly Price c/o Wentao Song, USAC Director Foreign Affairs Office Southwest University for Nationalities Chengdu, Sichuan 610041 PR CHINA